To cater or not to cater? That is the question.

My daughter is entering into the having a friend sleepover stage. Her friend is no trouble at all. But MY 2 cherubs, whether it's my own fault for spoiling them (are they spoiled? I didn't mean to!) or the fact they are excited another playmate is in the house, seem to demand more when company is here. Mommy, I need this. Mommy, will you bring me that? Mommy, I can't find _____(fill in the blank of anything you just saw them with 30 seconds before.) I want their childhood, and that of their friend, to be happy and memorable, but where to draw the line of fetching & dropping everything to literally just be the 4th member of the play group? So what if the dishes don't get done, or the mail isn't gone through? We'll buy more paper plates & just pay the bills when stuff stops working. But I will have to disappear for at least 5 minutes to warm up lunch so they can eat. Can't survive on junk food from the pantry! Have you ever tried to load 3 PEZ dispensers while getting requests that the youtube video won't replay and the DVD movie needs restarted? And while you're at it, we are thirsty. I love my darlings! Why, they are so adorable as they nap. The next question: To nap or not to nap, that is another blog.